Position: | Back |
Birth Date: | 11 October 1904 |
Birth Place: | Edgar, Nebraska |
Death Place: | Gering, Nebraska |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 207 |
High School: | Edgard (NE) |
College: | Nebraska Wesleyan |
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Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue1: | 59 |
Statlabel2: | Passing yards |
Statvalue2: | 20 |
Statlabel3: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue3: | 29 |
Statlabel4: | Extra points |
Statvalue4: | 9 |
Pfr: | WibeOs20 |
Oscar Malker Hilding Wiberg (October 11, 1904 – August 14, 1989) was an American football player.
Wiberg was born in 1904 in Edgar, Nebraska, and attended Edgar High School. He played college football as a fullback for the Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes from 1923 to 1926.[1] He was selected as captain of Nebraska Wesleyan's 1925 team.[2] He also competed for the track team and set a North Central Conference record in the shot put.[3]
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a back for the Cleveland Bulldogs (1927),[4] Detroit Wolverines (1928),[5] New York Giants (1930),[6] Brooklyn Dodgers (1932), and Cincinnati Reds (1933). He appeared in 44 NFL games, 35 as a starter, totaling 10 touchdowns, nine extra points, and 71 points scored.[7] He also played for the Passaic Red Devils from 1932 and 1933.[1] [8] [9]
Wiberg died in 1989 in Gering, Nebraska.[1]